MUMBAI: Get into the festive spirit and celebrate Indian food, it’s history, culture and diverse flavours this October with Chef Kunal Kapur on ‘Utsav: Thalis of India’. The show will take viewers on a journey across 18 cities and offer a peek into India’s rich culinary heritage.

Chef Kunal explores each region and unravels fascinating anecdotes about its people, the regional delicacies, local ingredients, cooking and food-serving techniques. He visits the homes of the locals, temples and marketplaces to discover the vibrant culture and thalis of each city.

The show emphasises on how a thali is a beautiful amalgamation of a region, its people, traditions, cultures and flavours and is a beautiful reflection of the diversity in our country. In fact, one of our earliest food memories is bonding with our family over a delectable thali.

Chef Kunal says, “During the course of the shoot, I have had the fortune of experiencing some of the most wonderful food legacies and traditions passed on through generations from cities across the country.”

On the season finale, Chef Kunal prepares a Grand Thali based on his travel to the different regions of the country, which will be an amalgamation of the unique delicacies found across the country.

Living Foodz business head Amit Nair said, “Food is a great conversation starter and bonds people from various communities instantly. ‘Utsav- Thalis of India’ brings out ‘Unity in Diversity’ in the real sense of the term and celebrates regional Indian cuisine."

The programme, which got under way on 16 October on Living Foodz, appears every Monday and Tuesday, at 8 pm. The repeat telecast is held every Monday and Tuesday at 11 am, 230 pm and 1030 pm.